Abstract
Peripheral hypertrophic sub-epithelial corneal degeneration was first described in 2003 and involves bilateral, symmetrical, peripheral, hypertrophic and sub-epithelial corneal opacification. The disease affects mostly young white women with light-coloured eyes and must be differentiated from corneal intraepithelial neoplasia, bullous keratopathy, climatic droplet keratopathy, corneal amyloidosis, corneal keloid, hereditary hypertrophic scarring, pseudo-pterygia and Salzmann’s nodular degeneration. This case report serves to highlight the clinical findings.
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A 41-year-old white woman presented for a routine examination
The patient described in the case report was referred for surgical opinion, but because of lack of visual involvement, the surgeon suggested conservative therapy with lubrication as the best course of action, provided that she has regular follow-up to monitor progression
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Read online: Scan this QR code with your smart phone or mobile device to read online. Booysen[1] Roland Höllhumer[2,3] Affiliations: 1Department of Optometry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
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